robots
Leonardo's robot, also known as medieval man, refers to a humanoid automaton designed by Leonardo da Vinci around the year 1495. According to Wikipedia, The design notes for the robot appear in sketchbooks that were rediscovered in the 1950s. Leonardo displayed his "robot" at a celebration hosted by Duke Sforza at the court of Milan in 1495. The robot knight could stand, sit, raise its visor and independently maneuver its arms. The entire robotic system was operated by a series of pulleys and cables. The Digesting Duck, was an automaton in the form of a duck, created by Jacques de Vaucanson in 1739. The mechanical duck appeared to have the ability to eat kernels of grain, and to defecate it. According to Wikipedia, R.U.R. is a 1920 science fiction play in the Czech language by Karel Čapek. R.U.R. stands for Rossum's Universal Robots. According to myrobot.com, Elektro is the nickname of a robot built by the Westinghouse Electric Corporation in its Mansfield, Ohio facility between 1937 and 1939. Seven feet tall, weighing 265 pounds, humanoid in appearance, he could walk by voice command, speak about 700 words (using a 78-rpm record player), smoke cigarettes, blow up balloons, and move his head and arms. The PUMA (Programmable Universal Machinefor Assembly, or Programmable Universal Manipulation Arm) is an industrial robot arm developed by Victor Scheinman at pioneering robot company Unimation. Initially developed for General Motors, the PUMA was based on earlier designs Scheinman invented while at Stanford University.
Robots can help us with high quality medical care, service and information. According to realitypod.com, NASA landed twin exploration rovers on Mars named Spirit and Opportunity. These rovers are the most advanced remote sensing robots ever created. This mission was designed to carry out extensive geological analysis of Martian rocks and planetary surface features. Robonaut 2 is set to become the first humanoid robot to travel to the International
Robots can help us with high quality medical care, service and information. According to realitypod.com, NASA landed twin exploration rovers on Mars named Spirit and Opportunity. These rovers are the most advanced remote sensing robots ever created. This mission was designed to carry out extensive geological analysis of Martian rocks and planetary surface features. Robonaut 2 is set to become the first humanoid robot to travel to the International